Sound Devices & Figurative Language

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the first letter/sound in nearby words

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that sound like their meaning.

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Rhyme

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Words that have different beginning sounds but whose ending sound the same.

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Simile

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Direct comparison between unlike things using like or as.

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Assonance

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repeating vowel sounds in poetry.

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison between two unlike things.

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Hyperbole

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An outrageous exaggeration used for effect.

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Consonance

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Repeating consonant sounds in poetry near the middle or end of words.

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Imagery

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Use of concrete details to describe sensory experiences.

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Personification

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Gives human traits to inanimate objects.